MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM 

 Element Occurrence Record 



Scientific Name: OROBANCHE CORYMBOSA 

 Common Name: FLAT-TOPPED BROOMRAPE 



Global rank: G4 Forest Service status: WATCH 

 State rank: S2 Federal Status: 



Element occurrence code: PDORO04040 . 007 

 Element occurrence type: 



Survey site name: METZEL CREEK 



EO rank: 

 EO rank comments: 



County: BEAVERHEAD 



USGS quadrangle: METZEL CREEK 



TRS comments: 



Elevation: 6660 - 6720 

 Slope/aspect: 2% / NORTHWEST 

 Size (acres) : 500 



Location: 



CA. 3 AIR MILES NORTH OF DAM ON LOWER RED ROCK LAKE; SITE IS ALONG 

 NORTH SIDE ROAD 5 MILES EAST OF BRUNDAGE LANE. 



Element occurrence data: 



50+ INDIVIDUALS, FLOWERING AND FRUITING. 



General site description: 



OPEN EXPOSURE ON STRAIGHT BOTTOM; DRY AREA ON ALLUVIAL FAN. CLAY SOIL 

 OF CLAY ALLUVIUM PARENT MATERIAL. ASSOCIATED DOMINANT SPECIES: 

 ARTEMISIA ARBUSCULA, AGROPYRON SMITHII, POA SECUNDA. ADDITIONAL 

 ASSOCIATED PLANT SPECIES: ASTER CAMPESTRIS, ASTRAGALUS AGRESTIS. 



Land owner /manager : 



PRIVATELY OWNED LAND (INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE) 



Comments : 



ECODATA PLOT #92PL123. CATTLE TRAILS PRESENT. 



Information source: LESICA, PETER. DIVISION OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 

 UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, MISSOULA, MT 59812. 



Specimens: LESICA, P. (5867). 1992. MONTU. 



